Lure for use in dog racing or coursing



March 22, 1932. A; MAGEE 1,850,804

LURE FOR USE IN DOG- RACING 0R COURSING Filed Ma 2, 1950 2. Sheets-$het -1 March 222, 1932, A. MAGEE LURE FOR USE IN DOG RACING OR COURSING' 2 Sheets-Shet 2 Filed May 2, 1930 hi a/1%? Patented Mar. f 1 932 UNI-TED; STATES):

ARTHUR MAGEE, 01? Sr. frnfrinnsnune; inoninn LURE non USE 1N1 noe ganemevon eounsiive Application filed May 2, 130.'. .iSeria1;No. 4519,1539;

This invention relates to lures for use in dog racing or coursing; and an object is to provide an improved device for supporting and operating the lure along the'track or 7 COUISB.

Another objectof the invention is to provide an improved devicefor 'supportingand operating a lure, comprising a carriage constructed and designed, to operate along a track and provided with means cooperating with an upper rail or track to prevent derailfor supporting and operating ,a lure. this construction, I am enabled to operate the e'rate upon and along a lower guide'or rail forming a channel-and comprising a bottom ment of the carriage, and also provided'with' means projecting laterally flfOIIl'thG carriage y lure carriage along a track or guide at one side of the course and thus avoid the necessity of constructing the track below the surface of the ground or in a tunnel, which largely increases the cost of the installation without anycompensating advantage.- 'Onthe C0115 trary, by my present construction, I avoid the increased costrequired in installations embodying subterranean tunnelsand, in addi- 1 tion, my entireconstruction is easily accessible above the ground, so that any changes,al-

terations or repairs can easily bemade,

Another object of the invention is to pro vide animproved device of the character and 1. for the purpose mentioned possessing the sev eral advantageous features of construction and operation herein-disclosed, reference being made to the which- 7 Fig.1 is a plan view of aopreferred eInbOdi I ment of the invention.

Fig, 2' is a side elevation; Fig. 3 is a front elevation.

Fig.4 is a rear elevation; The carriage which supports and operates the lure is constructed and arranged to opwall 1 and upwardly extended flangesQ inte'-. V gral or rigid with said wall 1. vThere isa ,on s de o t e rac course or acka-cc'ompanying drawings, in v cooperating raillor giiideof similar construction comprising a top wall 3, havingalong its r edges depending flanges 4, The rail ,3 is eleotriea-lly energized and vconstitutfes a circuit device whichpin practice, is shielded or t sum,

i he af i a e z e pris f P ir of fram members 5 supported at; their forward ends guarded or. protected by appropriate, vmeans The flanges 2 serve as guides top fcventthe,

'carriage from leaving the track, "The wheels 1'2a1so operatebetwenthe flangesQ and upon the wall 1 s and are. spaced apart approximately the same distance asare the wheels 7 and 8. I The-motorshaft l3 has attachedfto its front end a; pinion 14 which meshes withfa pinion 150i) the axle 6; Thus,:when the nio- I tor 16 isrunning, thewheels Tend 8 areposie1Y imitated a d th a ag i pr p along the track 1 2, which is arranged at Ther mct frame, '9Vhas, attached theretO plated? from which two pairs of arms l8v project upwardly. and have verticalslots "1 9 i ie 'r h r' l1Pli ILQ A'Pai' o xles 20 V theirends'projectingthroughtheqslots ,l

have

ii? n- 5 {P er 0i a m' 1 16 ac a 2 su "ports"an inverted cupdike [spring seat plate 17;. Wheels or ollersfid k niounted ipli fte 3 I old betw n- 1 16--fiaiig sl g-lhe Sp as 2 del neates yi un n;aga swe ki d Y 1;, r z res fth e s assade a5 3 15 4 1 h 1 mean es 21an he e ien "engaging in spring seats -ZSattached to tlie track 1. These s rings 22 will yield to any irregularitiesin t e track so as to permit the carriage to operate properly irrespective of such irregularities. The electric current passes from the track 3 through the rollers 24 and thence through the remaining metallic elements to the motor, which is grounded on the track 1. Thus the motor will be operated whenever the track 3 is energized.

A socket 25 is attached to one of the frame members 5, and a similar socket 26 is attached to the motor frame 9. These sockets 25 and 26 support a pair of converging arms 27 the inner ends of which are connected by a brack- I et 28 having a socket 29 in connection thereframe and projecting laterally therefrom, a pair of outwardly converging resilient arms aving their inner ends engaged in said sockets, said arms bein arran ed to oscillate vertically automaticaTly an as an incident to the travel of the devlce, and a detachable element for supporting a lure in connection with the outer ends of said arms for oscillation thereby.

ARTHUR MAGEE.

with. The socket 29 is designed and intend- 7 ed to receive the post 30 which supports the lure 31. A clamping device 32 is supported by the socket 29 and is operative to clamp and to release the post 30 so as to hold the lure in rigid'position in connection with the socket 29 or topermit removal and replacement of the lure, as desired.

The arms 27 are connected'by a bolt 33 havingethereon between said arms 27 a spacing tu 34 for said arms. The ends of the arms 27 which are in the sockets 25 and .26 are engaged by clamps 35 which may be tightened to hold the'arms in ri id connection with the carriage, or release to permit removal and replacement of the arms, as desired. The arms may be removed by bending them slightly as they are withdrawn from the sockets 25 and 26. The arms 27 maybe made A with a suificient degree of resiliency to oscillate the lure when the carriage is in motion, so as to obtain a more natural effect.

This device may be constructed and installed without great cost, and may be used respectively to the front and rear portions of the frame and projecting laterally therefrom, a pair of outwardly converging resilient arms having their inner ends enga ed in said sockets, means detachabl securing the ends of said arms in said soc ets, a socket device attached to the outer ends ofsaid arms, and means for supporting a lure in connection with said socket device.

2. A device of the character described comprising a carriage frame, wheels supporting the front and rear ends of said frame respectively, a pair'of; converging sockets attached to the front and rear end portions of said 

